Planet-Tech

JOESPH NEY-JUN
Staff Writer

In the 1950’s, researchers across the world dreamed that they could unite the world without the world ever needing to see each other and they found the “The Internet”.

The Internet is simply one example of the many telecommunications developed within the last century. The Earth is as much of a staging ground for the evolution of life as the evolution of technology; humans live on Planet-Tech. The Industrial Revolution of the 1800’s was the first major step towards the widespread use of technology and science, but innovations in the last 40 years trump anything from that time. It has created an entirely new culture.

For example, double amputee Oscar Pistorius participated in the 400m run with prosthetic legs in the 2012 Olympics. For the first time in history, information is flowing without pause all over the world.

In 2000, some believed that computers might become intelligent and take over the planet–a Back to the Future-like style. While Planet-Tech is not there, today’s achievements would baffle those from the 2000s. What will technology be in one year, five, or a decade? Will the “World of Tomorrow” seem impossible to the “World of Today”? Only time will tell in the ever-evolving realm, of Planet-Tech.